Archive for April, 2012
Spatial Career Guide is now Required Reading at USC
I was mentioned on Twitter because my post on GIS Software Developer career preparation as part of the Spatial Career series is now required reading for a graduate level GIS class at the University of Southern California. I thought this was pretty cool. I think my PhD advisor was hoping my contribution to the discipline would [...]
Spatial Career Guide – Spatial Statistician
This is my fifth post in the Spatial Career series. In previous posts I’ve written about how to prepare for a career as a GIS Software Developer, as a Geospatial Analyst, as a Cartography/Visualization Specialist, and as a Geographic Information Scientist. In this post I will describe how to prepare for a career as a Spatial Statistician. This career path [...]
Spatial Career Guide – Geographic Information Scientist
This is my fourth post in the Spatial Career series. In previous posts I’ve written about how to prepare for a career as a GIS Software Developer, as a Geospatial Analyst, and as a Cartography/Visualization Specialist. In this post I will describe how to prepare for a career as a Geographic Information Scientist. The most important word in this [...]
Spatial Career Guide – Cartography and Visualization Specialist
This is my third post in the Spatial Career series. I’ve covered GIS Software Developer and Geospatial Analyst and in this post I will provide guidance to the aspiring cartographer and/or visualization specialist. Of the six paths that I set out to cover in this series this might be the one that I know the [...]
Replacement Rate Models in the Automotive Aftermarket
Recently I posted an article to the Aftermarket Analytics blog about replacement rate modeling in the automotive aftermarket. It’s a sizable post, worthwhile for anyone interested in demand modeling in any industry. I’ll post an excerpt here, but head over to the post to get the full article and images. “An important piece of the [...]




